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Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD

(Alan J. Schecter)

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Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease) and General Practice

643 Broadway
Massapequa, NY 11758

(516) 798-1066

Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD is a pulmonologist in Massapequa, NY specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and general practice. Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD is affiliated with Pulmonology, Massapequa.

Office Locations

643 Broadway
Massapequa, NY 11758

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Massapequa, NY during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	35
doctor visit	1416
hospital care	1910
inpatient care	1910
preventive care	78
pulmonary testing	1878
thoracic (chest) imaging	376
vaccines	78
X-rays	376

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Massapequa, NY during 2013 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	28
doctor visit	1313
hospital care	1801
inpatient care	1801
preventive care	47
pulmonary testing	1892
thoracic (chest) imaging	383
vaccines	47
X-rays	383

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	824
Female	915

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1596
Black	46
Hispanic	48
Asian	28
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	479
From 75 to 84	669
85 and over	484
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	55
Dementia	18
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Massapequa, NY during 2014 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	21
doctor visit	1109
hospital care	1594
inpatient care	1594
preventive care	59
pulmonary testing	1714
thoracic (chest) imaging	280
vaccines	59
X-rays	280

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	765
Female	806

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1428
Black	54
Hispanic	38
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	457
From 75 to 84	559
85 and over	449
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	57
Dementia	20
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Massapequa, NY during 2015 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1133
hospital care	1477
inpatient care	1477
preventive care	40
pulmonary testing	1710
thoracic (chest) imaging	255
vaccines	40
X-rays	255

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1540
Female	1598

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2880
Black	80
Hispanic	88
Asian	0
Other	56
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	922
From 75 to 84	1138
85 and over	900
Less than 65	178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	45
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	54
Dementia	20
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Massapequa, NY during 2016 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	20
doctor visit	1180
hospital care	1586
inpatient care	1586
preventive care	50
pulmonary testing	2068
thoracic (chest) imaging	296
vaccines	50
X-rays	296

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	884
Female	945

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1648
Black	61
Hispanic	50
Asian	33
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	491
From 75 to 84	698
85 and over	535
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	55
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	56
Dementia	24
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Massapequa, NY during 2017 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1147
hospital care	1219
inpatient care	1219
preventive care	19
pulmonary testing	1968
thoracic (chest) imaging	242
vaccines	19
X-rays	242

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	890
Female	859

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1595
Black	45
Hispanic	49
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	530
From 75 to 84	629
85 and over	504
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	54
Dementia	22
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Massapequa, NY during 2018 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	16
doctor visit	1212
hospital care	1105
inpatient care	1105
preventive care	36
pulmonary testing	1757
vaccines	36

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	844
Female	917

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1571
Black	68
Hispanic	50
Asian	39
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	518
From 75 to 84	666
85 and over	484
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	51
Dementia	21
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Massapequa, NY during 2019 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1228
hospital care	1215
inpatient care	1215
preventive care	39
pulmonary testing	1959
vaccines	39

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	878
Female	888

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1576
Black	53
Hispanic	58
Asian	34
Other	45
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	528
From 75 to 84	676
85 and over	479
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	48
Dementia	21
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Massapequa, NY during 2020 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	882
hospital care	1097
inpatient care	1097
pulmonary testing	1385

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	679
Female	772

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1275
Black	50
Hispanic	46
Asian	42
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	468
From 75 to 84	544
85 and over	370
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	47
Dementia	22
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Massapequa, NY during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	860
hospital care	947
inpatient care	947
pulmonary testing	759

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	510
Female	530

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	930
Black	29
Hispanic	29
Asian	27
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	427
85 and over	252
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	48
Dementia	25
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Massapequa, NY during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	771
hospital care	976
inpatient care	976
pulmonary testing	318

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	489
Female	518

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	900
Black	17
Hispanic	27
Asian	25
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	397
85 and over	263
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	47
Dementia	20
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Massapequa, NY were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

blood draw	24
doctor visit	1113
hospital care	1357
inpatient care	1357
preventive care	46
pulmonary testing	1582
thoracic (chest) imaging	305
vaccines	46
X-rays	305

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	754
Female	795

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	45
Asian / Pacific Islander	23
Non-Hispanic White	1399
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	43
Other	26

**Age**
75 to 84	582
85 and over	429
Less than 65	83
65 to 74	455

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	31
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	47
Atrial Fibrillation	35
Cancer	19
Dementia	19

Education & Training

He has a state license in New York.

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Pulmonology, Massapequa

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$87,362 NUCALA $32,008	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $27,210	ANORO $13,304	BREO $7,562	ANORO ELLIPTA $5,260	Other $2,017
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$25,638 BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $15,156	BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $5,568	SYMBICORT $2,259	FASENRA $270	TEZSPIRE $224	Other $2,160
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$17,790 Yupelri $11,694	Perforomist $387	$5,709
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$13,612 Lonhala Magnair $12,811	Brovana $693	UTIBRON $73	SEEBRI $33	Alvesco $3
Genentech USA, Inc.	$4,920 XOLAIR $3,587	Esbriet $833	$500
Other	$18,183 SAMSCA $2,718	OFEV $1,673	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $903	UPTRAVI $674	XOLAIR $630	Other $11,585

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$114,324
Food and Beverage	$32,224
Travel and Lodging	$10,228
Consulting Fee	$9,949
Education	$722
Other	$60

Research Payments

Dr. Alan J. Schecter, MD has received 10 research payments totaling $141,865.

Biography

Dr. Alan Schecter's specialties are general practice and pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease). He studied medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine.